Kansas City, Missouri Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 7,914 violent crimes in Kansas City MO, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 1,547.11. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 5%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Missouri cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Kansas City, MO Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Kansas City, MO Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 5506 1139.51
2011 5536 1199.68
2012 5862 1263.16
2013 5864 1259.68
2014 5862 1251.45
2015 6709 1417.28
2016 7915 1654.60
2017 8362 1724.31
2018 7842 1590.30
2019 7099 1431.35
2020 7919 1585.91
2021 7398 1476.75
2022 7538 1481.36
2023 7534 1477.68
2024 7914 1547.11